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<blockquote data-quote="LetGo" data-source="post: 766632" data-attributes="member: 33482"><p>Katya and All, I have been thinking a lot about why it is so hard to let go....I believe it is because what we are challenged to do is contrary to maternal/paternal instinct. Our instinct is to love and nurture, especially when our children are hurt or not feeling well. We are biologically programmed to do this for survival of the species. Yet, we are faced with the choice of trying to help an adult child "feel better" when they cannot or to walk away and focus on ourselves. Maybe it will help if we take a lesson from the animal kingdom...what do those mothers/fathers do when they realize there is no more help to offer their ailing?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LetGo, post: 766632, member: 33482"] Katya and All, I have been thinking a lot about why it is so hard to let go....I believe it is because what we are challenged to do is contrary to maternal/paternal instinct. Our instinct is to love and nurture, especially when our children are hurt or not feeling well. We are biologically programmed to do this for survival of the species. Yet, we are faced with the choice of trying to help an adult child "feel better" when they cannot or to walk away and focus on ourselves. Maybe it will help if we take a lesson from the animal kingdom...what do those mothers/fathers do when they realize there is no more help to offer their ailing? [/QUOTE]
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